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Archbishop Charles Palmer-Buckle of Cape Coast in Ghana has said that the Church in Africa has a lot to thank God for, notwithstanding challenges and negative perceptions. The Archbishop is an executive member of SECAM. 29 July is SECAM Day. SECAM stands for the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar. This week, SECAM launched in Kampala, Uganda, the yearlong golden celebrations for SECAM.…

Bishop Bernardin Francis Mfumbusa appreciates the theme chosen for the 19th Plenary Assembly for the Association for Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa: Vibrant Diversity, Equal Dignity, Peaceful Unity in God in the AMECEA Region. Challenges of diversity in East Africa He explained in an interview with Fr Paul Samasumo that “there are a lot of problems with diversity”. The Plenary Assembly unites the Bishops…

Pope Francis arrives in Ireland on August 25 where he will participate in the World Meeting of Families (WMOF) based on the theme “The Gospel of the Family: Joy for the World”, a theme Pope Francis himself chose. The IX World Meeting of Families begins on Tuesday, August 21st with an opening ceremony including the celebration of Evening Prayer in Dublin. Ecumenical in nature, those…

It has been nearly forty years since Saint John Paul II came to Ireland, kissing the ground after touching down at Dublin airport on an autumn day in September 1979.>/p> As Pope Francis prepares for his own apostolic visit for the World Meeting of Families, many Irish people have been sharing their memories of the Polish Pope’s voyage to the land of Saints and Scholars.…

At the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis prayed for victims of the flooding in the Indian state of Kerala. “In recent days,” he noted, “the inhabitants of Kerala have been harshly struck by intense rains, which have caused flooding and landslides, with heavy loss of human life, with many people missing and displaced, with extensive damage to crops and homes.” The Holy Father voiced his…

In his catechesis at the Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis says the Commandments establish a dialogue between us and God, and set us on the path towards freedom. By Devin Watkins Pope Francis began the Wednesday General Audience with a personal greeting to some 200 sick and disabled people gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall. He told the pilgrims basking with him under the…